Monthly Archives: October 2015

Coming to Identify as Demiromantic, Maybe?

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Talia

My romantic orientation as an experience might be constant, but the label I use to describe it has changed many times. It was only last week that I realized I’m probably demiromantic. Even after thinking about my romantic orientation for … Continue reading →

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Updating the Map: Romantic Attraction and Friendship vs. Romance

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Elizabeth

This post is for the October 2015 Carnival of Aces. The theme is aromanticism and the aromantic spectrum. Cross-posted to Prismatic Entanglements. Until relatively recently, I never considered whether I might be on the aromantic spectrum. It was patently obvious … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: October 30th, 2015

Posted on October 30, 2015 by queenieofaces

Every Friday, we will share links to news, blogs, and anything else we find interesting.  We can’t catch everything, so you are invited to self-promote in the comments! Ace Blogging lunasspecto wrote about his thoughts on the word “allosexual.” Kayleigh … Continue reading →

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Learning to Understand my Aromanticism

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Laura (ace-muslim)

This post is for the October Carnival of Aces. There’s nothing gray or fluid about my aromanticism; as with my asexuality, it seems to be total and lifelong. Yet, I’ve always found it difficult to write about being aromantic, despite … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: October 28th, 2015

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Talia

What sort of ethical protocol do you think people researching or reporting on aces outside of our community should follow? 

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Linkspam: October 23rd, 2015

Posted on October 23, 2015 by queenieofaces

Every Friday, we will share links to news, blogs, and anything else we find interesting.  We can’t catch everything, so you are invited to self-promote in the comments! Asexual Awareness Week Projects Asexual Awareness Week Reblogs will be collecting a … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Past Experience

Posted on October 21, 2015 by dcbilliot

On 14 March 2015, I stood at the front of a lecture room, ready to present a PowerPoint, and was astounded when people actually started walking in. It was the 5th annual Louisiana Queer Conference and I had been invited to … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: October 20th, 2015

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Siggy

Are you doing anything for Asexual Awareness Week? There’s an impressive list of projects going on right now.  I particularly want to plug the Live Q&A Panel tomorrow, which will include a couple contributors to The Asexual Agenda. I didn’t really … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: October 16th, 2015

Posted on October 16, 2015 by queenieofaces

Every Friday, we will share links to news, blogs, and anything else we find interesting.  We can’t catch everything, so you are invited to self-promote in the comments! trisaratopsasaurus is asking for submissions to a video for Asexual Awareness Week. … Continue reading →

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Ace Survivors as Rhetorical Devices (part two): Using Ace Survivors to Win Political Arguments

Posted on October 15, 2015 by queenieofaces

This series can be read on The Asexual Agenda, Resources for Ace Survivors, and Concept Awesome. Trigger warnings: mentions of sexual violence, including corrective and coercive rape; manipulation of survivors and their stories for political means; statements implying that all … Continue reading →

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